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Redefining Success in Visual Art
Aesthetics matter to art teachers. They always have and they always will. We are masters of appearance, able to facilitate...
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18 Incredible Contemporary Artists Your Students Will Love
There are more amazing artists to cover than art teachers have minutes in the day. Sometimes it’s overwhelming to include...
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15 Memes Only Art Teachers Will Understand
All art teachers have their challenges. But some things are specific to art teachers: the messy paintbrush left in the...
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Engage Your Students From Day One With an Art History Remix
Creative thinking is an essential skill for artists. However, it can be a challenge for art students to learn and...
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A Simple Way to Minimize Grading and Increase Engagement
If I had to make a list of the top ten things I dislike about teaching, “grading” would be numbers...
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The Essential Framework for Teaching Creativity
As art teachers, we want our students to be capable and confident creative thinkers. We recognize, admire, and respect the...
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The Surprising Reason Why Play Is the Ultimate Teaching Tool
Have you ever wondered why some of your students aren’t very creative? I noticed it first in my elementary classroom....
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How to Deal With the Idea of Appropriation in the Art Room
Appropriation is a complex topic for art teachers to navigate. On one hand, the concept of borrowing ideas and images...
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What’s on Your Art Teacher Bucket List?
Being an art teacher is pretty awesome! Not only are we experts in the act of artmaking, we are walking...
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Why We Have to Let Our Students Struggle
Have you heard these statements in your art room? What should I pick? What color should I use? And everyone’s...
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3 Amazing Women From Art History You Need to Know
There is no getting around it–the cannon of Western Art History is overwhelmingly male and white. That’s not to say...
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Is Technology in the Art Room Always a Good Thing?
These days, it’s totally normal for me to say things like, “Get out your phones and work on your blog posts,”...
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